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October 8, 2008
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--Microsoft Goes After Scareware Vendors
Microsoft and the attorney-general of Washington State announced that
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GIVE AND TAKE
--READER TO READER: How to Stop Users From Installing Google Chrome
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RESOURCES AND EVENTS
3 Best Practices for Reducing Exchange Downtime
Messaging has rapidly become the one truly critical business application
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Securely Extend SharePoint to the Extranet
With SharePoint's increasing popularity, business users have realized an
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Microsoft Exchange & Windows Connections Event Returns to Las Vegas
November 10-13
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